Species-specific probes for identification of target virus and identification method using said probes

a technology of target virus and probe, which is applied in the field of species-specific probe for the identification of target virus and identification method using said probes, can solve the problem that the currently available technique cannot effectively distinguish the specific unknown virus species

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-06-28
BUREAU ANIMAL & PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION & QUARANTINE COUNCIL AGRI EXECUTIVE YUAN
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While it is possible to detect many viruses of the same genus or family by performing RT-PCR given that the genetic sequence of the virus is known, a specific unknown virus species is not effectively distinguished with the currently available technique.

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Specificity of Potyvirus Degenerate Primers

[0087] The total RNA of the plants infected with six different viruses, including cucumovirus (CMV), potexvirus (CymMV), tombusvirus (TBSV), tobamovirus (TMGMV), and potyviruses (PVA and ZYMV), respectively was subjected to RT-PCR analysis using the degenerate primer pair PCPR1 / PNIbF0.

[0088] Referring to FIG. 2A, total RNA of different virus-infected plants was loaded in the 1% agarose gel electrophoresis, wherein lane 1 was loaded with 1 kb plus DNA ladder (Invitrogen, CA, USA), lane 2 was loaded with ZYMV-infected Cucurbita pepo, lane 3 was loaded with PVA-infected Nicotiana benthamiana, lane 4 was loaded with TMGMV-infected Nicotiana benthamiana, lane 5 was loaded with TBSV-infected Nicotiana benthamiana, lane 6 was loaded with CymMV-infected Phalaenopsis spp. and lane 7 was loaded with CMV-infected Nicotiana benthamiana.

[0089] Accordingly, these primers only generated a specific 1.0-kb RT-PCR product with PVA and ZYMV, they did not a...

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Virus Detection and cDNA Cloning

[0093] To confirm further the application spectrum of these degenerate primers, eight different potyviruses were detected separately in inoculated propagation hosts by RT-PCR using PCPR1 as the RT primer and subsequently using PCPR1 / PNIbF0 as PCR primers. The expected band on the agarose gel after RT-PCR amplification was about 1.0-1.2 kb. DsMV, ZaMMV, TuMV and PRSV had RT-PCR products about 1.2 kb amplified by PCPR1 / PNIbF0 primers (FIG. 3A), whereas ZaMV, ZYMV, PVA and PVY had RT-PCR products of about 1.0 kb amplified by PCPR1 / PNIbF0 primers (FIG. 3A).

[0094] Alternatively, six different potyviruses were detected separately in inoculated propagation hosts by RT-PCR using PCPR1 as the RT primer and subsequently using PCPR1 / PNIbF1 or PCPR1 / PNIbF5 as PCR primers. The expected band on the agarose gel after RT-PCR amplification was about 1.0-1.2 kb. PRSV and TuMV had RT-PCR products about 1.2 kb amplified by PCPR1 / PNIbF1 primers (FIG. 3B). DsMV, PVY, ZaM...

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Specificity of the Species-Specific cDNA Probes

[0096] Two types of cDNA probes were prepared for each potyvirus by PCR amplification. The “potyvirus”-P2 probes started from “potyvirus”-F1 primer and ended at PCPR1 primer. The “potyvirus”-P3 probes started from “potyvirus”-F1 primer and ended at “potyvirus”-R1 primer (Table 1). The specificity of the species-specific cDNA probes was evaluated by dot blot hybridization. Next, 3 ng of unlabeled P2 and P3 probes were immobilized onto a nylon membrane and each probe had a duplicate. And 10 ng of the DIG-labeled PCR fragment of each virus selective clone amplified with primers PCPR1 and PNIbF0 was used to hybridize with the nylon membrane immobilized with the probes. Accordingly, the P2 and P3 probes hybridized with target virus without non-specific hybridization to non-target virus (not shown).

[0097] Moreover, the PCR fragments of each virus clone amplified by PCPR1 and PNIbF1 were applied to a nylon membrane. The DIG-labeled species-s...

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Abstract

The inventions provides a method for identifying a target virus in an infected subject comprising the steps of designing a pair of degenerate primers corresponding to highly conserved regions of the target virus; designing a pair of species-specific primers according to highly variable sequences within the conserved regions of the target virus; preparing the species-specific probes according to the larger sequence variations within the conserved regions of the target virus, which are amplified with the species-specific primers as obtained; preparing a test sample by amplifying total nucleic acid of the infected subject with the degenerate primers as obtained; contacting the test sample with the species-specific probes as obtained; and detecting a hybridization between the species-specific probe and the test sample, wherein the hybridization indicates the target virus is identified in the infected subject. The primers and probes for detecting a garget virus are also provided.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] Recent years have seen improved control of some plant virus diseases but increased prevalence of others, fuelled in part by international movement of plant material carrying non-indigenous vectors, and increased resistance of vectors to pesticides. In contrast, the science of plant virology has advanced rapidly with the aid of user-friendly molecular biological procedures, reverse genetics and modern approaches to cell biology. [0002] Conventionally, serological methods especially enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) have been used widely and successfully for detection of plant viruses and diagnosis of plant viral diseases. The nucleic acid-based methods such as reverse transcription (RT) and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) have recently been used in tool such as microarray to detect plant virus (Bodrossy and Sessitsch, 2004, Current Opinion in Microbiology 7: 245-254; Bryant et al., 2004, The Lancet Infectious Diseases 4: 100-111). Accord...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C12Q1/70C12Q1/68C07H21/04
CPCC12Q1/6895C12Q1/701
Inventor CHANG, YA-CHUNHSU, YUEH-CHWENYEH, TZE-JUNG
Owner BUREAU ANIMAL & PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION & QUARANTINE COUNCIL AGRI EXECUTIVE YUAN
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